Dalaray Dictates Her Answer

From D5.3, Dalaray Answers Iskandar’s Letter. It illustrates D5.3.2–5:

D5.3.2
When Dalaray received Iskandar’s word,A heavy sigh from her sad breast was heard.
D5.3.3
For Dara, buried now beneath the clay,She shed red tears of blood in her dismay.
D5.3.4
She called a skillful scribe and spoke her will,While bloody tears upon her cheeks flowed still.
D5.3.5
She had a fitting answer penned and wroughtWith weighty words of promise, deeply thought.